... there needed to be a term for it so that it could be coded for insurance purposes,(docs get paid) so now we have IBS as a disease. IBS stands for irritable bowel syndrome, ie you have a syndrome (set of symptoms) showing your bowel is irritated. Betcha you could have told the doc your bowel was ...

... again so that you don't have to search for it: http://www.research-in-germany.de/51200/2010-08-12-researchers-at-tum-are-on-the-trail-of-causes-of-irritable-bowel-syndrome,sourcePageId=8240.html *** Also, I found the trial for Ketotifen on the SS site, forum, that you gave me in your last post ...

... Human Biology has managed to demonstrate that micro-inflammations of the mucosa cause sensitization of the enteric nervous system, thereby causing irritable bowel syndrome. Using ultrafast optical measuring methods, the researchers were able to demonstrate that mediators from mast cells and enterochromaffin ...